California house seats were not lost because votes were counted for a long time.
They were lost because the RNC and the state GOP did not fight the redistricting that took place.
The only way to combat this is in RED states with a handful of blue seats. Redistricting has to happen there by reducing big leads sitting GOP seat holders have and moving those voters to otherwise blue districts.
GOP redistricting efforts usually take place by doing things no court is going to allow, like concentrating all blue votes in one place. No, what has to happen is long standing GOP seat holders have to give up a 60/40 lead or win and reduce it to 55/45. Courts will not disallow moving GOP voters to blue districts. What stops it is good ole boy GOP networks that the big win seatholders demand protect them with huge win cushions.
The Dems sacrificed big leads in Calif to move voters to marginal districts and win a seat. The GOP must do the same in Red states.
California house seats were not lost because votes were counted for a long time.
They were lost because the RNC and the state GOP did not fight the redistricting that took place.
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Both reasons are credible in their own right. It’s not one or the other.